As we dread any disease that undermines the health of the body, so should we deplore contention, which is a corroding canker of the spirit.

Even if everyone is doing it, wrong is never right

We were born to die and we die to live. As seedlings of God, we barely blossom on earth; we fully flower in heaven.

A covenant made with God should be regarded not as restrictive but as protective.

Counting blessings is better than recounting problems

Keep studying the scriptures, keep doing the things that build your faith in Jesus Christ and then notice the wise choices you are naturally drawn to make

You can change. You can 'come unto Christ, and be perfected in him.'

Who are we? We are children of God. Our potential is unlimited. Our inheritance is sacred. May we always honor that heritage - in every thought and deed.

The temple endowment was given by revelation. Thus, it is best understood by revelation, prayerfully sought with a sincere heart.

While we are free to choose, once we have made those choices, we are tied to the consequences of those choices.

The Lord can only teach an inquiring mind.

Sometimes the anger directed at another is actually anger toward the self.

That's what you got for being a servant of no ambition: a shrunken life, hung up like a gibbet as a warning to others.

I did my homework, of course, by inhaling as much literature as was available to find, so that when it was time to shoot I could hopefully exhale [ Harriet Tubman ].

Beware of feelings, Father. They are the biggest liars in us. They make truth what we want it to be.

History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth.

Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb.

Honored delegates, leaders of the world, I pretend for a living.

I'm representing women in a cool way

In L.A., you really are in your car all day alone, and there's very little public life.

Give me a theme," the little poet cried, "And I will do my part," "'Tis not a theme you need," the world replied; "You need a heart.